Delightful Duwamish Head
The 2022 Duwamish Head race delivered with sunny skies and more than enough wind to get around the course. What a day to be alive! Winter sailing is just like summer, if you put on an extra layer and a good hat. Any way you…
CYC Turkey Bowl — Intergenerational Dinghy Goodness
Sailors of all ages came to the waters of Shilshole Bay for some small boat racing fun. Corinthian Yacht Club’s Turkey Bowl is always one of the coolest regattas of the year, and it seems to be getting cooler. Seattle’s…
All-Women Team on J/105 Creative Bring Collaborative Spirit to Round the County
Good times, team work, and a focus on the journey for the women sailing J/105 Creative in the storied November distance race. Round the County (RTC) is an iconic race in the Pacific Northwest, covering approximately 76 miles…
Round the County, Noah’s Ark Edition
David Miller shares the following tale of his crew's weekend of fun at Round the County 2021. This article was originally published at David's blog, and is republished here with the author's permission. An absolutely epic…
SYC Grand Prix 2021
Sailors attending Seattle Yacht Club's Grand Prix Regatta enjoyed three days of diverse and exciting racing in varied conditions. Sails got worked. Foulies got tested. New names were etched into Seattle Yacht Club’s shiny…
STYC Fall Regatta
A fleet of 28 varied race boats came out for Sloop Tavern’s Fall Regatta. Good times were had all over the fleet, and three out of five fleets had the top two spots separated by only one point after the day’s racing action.…
Big Fall Fun: PSSC Big Boats
The full gamut of Seattle conditions were on offer for the large fleet of keelboats enjoying one of the season's biggest regattas. Corinthian Yacht Club’s Puget Sound Sailing Championship is an autumn institution. The first…
CYC Seattle Team Wins U.S. Offshore Sailing Championship
Congratulations to Steve Travis and crew for winning the U.S. Offshore Sailing Championship representing CYC Seattle and all sailors in the PNW racing community! Eight teams representing their respective US Sailing Areas…
Women at the Helm Goes the Distance Again
A day of awesome empowerment on Puget Sound for Sloop Tavern Yacht Club's longer-distance Women at the Helm race. Sailing in the Pacific Northwest is special for a lot of reasons. Whether it’s the amazingly diverse weather…
The Adventure We Got: PNWers Tackle the Fastnet 2021
This article was originally published in the September 2021 issue of 48° North. The whole adventure started with a call from my friend Mark Harang on a Friday night asking what I knew about sailing Beneteau 40.7s. Hadn’t I…